UPDATE 1-DOJ said to investigate AT&T, Verizon over wireless collusion claim - source
April 20, 2018 at 16:36 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened an antitrust probe of potential coordination by AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications, a telecommunications standards organization and potentially other providers to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, a person briefed on the matter said on Friday.